Characterization of the Bacterial Pili Colonization Factor Antigen I by Optical Tweezers
In this thesis the colonization factor antigen I (CFA/I) of the enterotoxicogenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is characterized biophysically with an optical tweezers. ETEC is the causative agent of travellers’ diarrhoea. The CFA/I is an adherence organelle, often named pili, mediating attachment to the...
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för fysik
2008
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-94740 |